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HDFS 161 Episode 16 Designing a New Education
Professor Shelton illustrates the assembly line perspective and its implications, contrasting it with a develecological understanding of typical features of school.
Professor Shelton discusses the macrosystem beliefs and values underlying several current social issues, including racism, police reform, universal health care, and opioid misuse.
Bronfenbrenner Primer Commentary Introduction
Professor Lawrence Shelton introduces video commentaries to accompany The Bronfenbrenner Primer: A Guide to Develecology.
Human Populations and Domestication of Barley
This video includes a look at the increase in human populations with a special emphasis on the importance of the domestication of barley leading in part to the development of an agrarian society.
Stephen Polasky is among the world’s leaders in combining ecology and economics to quantify the benefits of nature to human society. He has assessed the impact of biofuels on agricultural landscapes, climate change, and food prices, and he has p...
HDFS 060 Episode 26 Family Diversity
Professor Shelton discusses the diversity among families, the many types of families and the diversity even within types. He argues that the type or form of a family is not as important as its functions and how its ecosystem facilitates or hinder...
Lecture on human relationship with horses in context of industrial revolution